(1) The Returning Officer shall conduct the elections in accordance with these Rules.
(2) The Returning Officer may delegate any of the duties to be performed by him as Returning Officer to any of the other Officer* or Officers of the Institute, as he may deem fit.
39 Decision of the Returning Officer to be final.- Unless otherwise provided in these Rules, the decision of the Returning Officer of of the officer authorised by him under these Rules shall be final in allmatters pertaining to conduct of election, interpretation of these Rules and the procedure adopted for such matters which are not specifically covered by these Rules.
Explanation : ■ For the purpose of this rule, the conduct of election shall also include toe process of counting of votes and declaration of results.
40 Vacancy in any seat not to hold up constitution of the Council.- If for any reason any seat 6f seats to a regional constituency or constituencies is not filled up after the election, it would not be deemed to hold up the constitution of the Council under section 9 of the Act ' 41 Election Expenses.- (l) No candidate, whose name has been included in toe final list of nominations under rule 15, shall incur an expenditure above an amount to be fixed by the Council for this purpose.
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(2) Every such candidate shall file an account of expenses incurred for the election in a format approved by the Council, within fifteen days of -ti notification issuedonder.rule 36. . - QtK (3), A member shall be deemed to have .brought , disrepute to the Council under item (2) of Part IV of the First Schedule of the Act if, in connection with an election to the Council of the Institute, he is found to have contravened I ? the provisions of sub-rule (ljrof sub-rule (2).? rJf ■is Y • <